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Archives Bible Records Biographies Census Records Cemeteries Churches County Famous Death Records Family Trees Favorites Historical Sites Land Records Lookup Volunteers Mailing List Maps Marriages Message Board Military News Articles Obituaries Past County Officials Pension Records Photo Albums Prison Records Publications Resources and Links Surname Researchers Tax Lists Wills Yearbooks	Home::County Contacts ::Email Me ::Site Map   In 1819, most of this area was in Clark County. By the time Arkansas became a State in 1836, the area was called Union County. Bradley County was created December 18, 1840. The area now known as Cleveland County was part of this county. Located in the southeastern corner of Arkansas, Cleveland County was created in 1873 and first called Dorsey County in honor of Stephen Dorsey, a U.S. Senator from Arkansas. The name was changed in 1885 to Cleveland in honor of President Grover Cleveland. The residence of N. V. Barnett was its first county seat until 1872 when it moved to Toledo. In 1889, the seat moved to Rison. Communities in the county include Rison, Kingsland, New Edinburg and Woodlawn. Belinda Brown Winston- County Coordinator Contact the ARGenWeb State Coordinator Copyright 2000-present - Cleveland County, ARGenWeb. All rights reserved.   index sitemap advanced                                                                         Last Updated October 23, 2012
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